To Shape Support for Local School Levies in November, Ohio Voters Need the Following Information

School districts across Ohio are facing financial crises.  The Columbus Dispatch’s Cole Behrens reports: “More than 120 Ohio public school districts are projecting negative cash balance…

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Grants coming to Head Start programs in Ohio, other states after years of funding struggles • Ohio Capital Journal

Head Start programs across Ohio are getting grant money from the federal government, a boost after turmoil and funding uncertainty since early 2025.

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Back-to-school isn't just for Ohio's kids. It's also for tomorrow's teachers. • Ohio Capital Journal

Teacher shortages continue to affect schools in Ohio. At the same time, many working adults are looking for careers that offer purpose, stability and the chance to have a lasting impact. Taken togethe...

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Childcare affordability among the top issues for Ohio voters • Ohio Capital Journal

Affordability is on the minds of many Ohioans this election season, whether it's groceries, utility bills, housing, or farming costs. Childcare affordability and the high cost of living for families a...

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Ohio counts the stars, but communities love their schools: Leslie Kouba

Ohio’s school report cards offer useful data, but understanding how a school is really doing requires looking beyond stars and standardized test scores, writes Leslie Kouba.

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Public Education, Democracy, and the First Amendment: What's at Stake

YouTube video by League of Women Voters of Ohio

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Judge strikes down anti-DEI grant policy at Education Department

A federal judge ruled Thursday the Education Department cannot cut money to teacher training programs the Trump administration argues are focused on “divisive ideologies.”  In February 2025, t…

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Is it time for Youngstown schools to be released from academic distress status?

Youngstown City School District is meeting state standards for the first time in the history of the Ohio school report card.

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The wealth gap behind Ohio’s school report cards: What the data shows

How income, poverty and adult education levels are predictors of Ohio school district report card trends

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Ohio leads the nation in library checkouts

Residents checked out more than 13 items per person in fiscal 2024.

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Trump slashed DEI. Now it's making a surprising bipartisan comeback

Political backlash put DEI on ice. Now unexpected support, even from Republicans, is driving an unexpected thaw, according to an exclusive new poll.

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What Ohio’s New School Report Cards Really Mean

Earlier this week, the Ohio Department of Education and the Workforce (Ohio DEW) released state report cards for each Ohio school district and every one of the state’s traditional public scho…

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Note to the Ohio legislature: Many school districts are in fiscal trouble. • Ohio Capital Journal

Pass the word folks. The Ohio legislature is in recess.  Whew. That’s got to be good news. Maybe this entity hell-bent on wrecking public education can use the recess time for some needed reflection a...

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Ohio's school AI policies need a proof-of-learning standard • Ohio Capital Journal

Ohio law required every traditional public school district, community school, and STEM school to adopt an artificial intelligence policy by July 1, 2026. Now comes the harder part: making those polici...

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Ohio report cards show schools inched upward in statewide performance for English, math

Report cards for school performance across the state showed improvements in English and Math. While chronic absenteeism dropped, it remains far above the state's target goal.

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Trump Administration Dangerously Reshapes U.S. Public Schools by Mandating Bias and Ideology

When, in Saturday’s NY Times, I saw Jim Rutenberg and Maggie Haberman’s extensive discussion of the Trump administration’s attack on First Amendment freedom of the press, How Trum…

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Parents of students with disabilities find private school vouchers come with a catch

Federal protections for students in special education don’t apply to private schools, but parents aren’t always informed.

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Barberton school district asks state to designate a fiscal emergency, wants greater oversight

Barberton City School District has requested the state place it on fiscal emergency – the most severe level of state oversight. The district is running a deficit, even after layoffs.

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Columbus Schools touts its best graduation rate since tracking began in 2000

Columbus City Schools said it had a record-high graduation rate among 2026 high schoolers but that won't show in state report card coming Sept. 15.

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A Columbus charter head used school cash to buy a house. He's still running it.

One of the operator's charter schools was flagged as having anomalies on state test results.

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School and district early literacy scores may fall in Tuesday’s state report cards

A revised formula for calculating fourth-grade promotion rates could lower report card scores across the state.

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What Ohio’s ‘free-range parenting’ bill would change — and what it wouldn’t

Ohio Senate Bill 277 would protect certain independent childhood activities from being treated as abuse or neglect, but it would not amend the state’s separate criminal child-endangering law.

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Ohio's next governor could reshape higher ed — here's where the candidates stand

Amy Acton, Don Kissick, and Vivek Ramaswamy each have distinct ideas about how to keep college affordable, fill in-demand jobs, and respond to Senate Bill 1.

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Schools, libraries sound alarm over potential changes to federal internet program • Ohio Capital Journal

A multi-billion-dollar federal program that helps schools and libraries afford broadband internet is under review by the Trump administration, leaving education officials and advocates worried about p...

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Ohio governor's race: Where the candidates stand on education issues • Ohio Capital Journal

Ohio’s candidates for governor have differing ideas when it comes to the future of education — from funding public schools to school vouchers and teacher pay.

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Trump Administration Intensifies Attack on “DEI” in Public Schools and Private Educational Institutions

In the ongoing battle between the Trump administration and the nation’s public school districts over protecting students’ civil rights, there was one bright spot two weeks ago.  The Chi…

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Ohio lawmaker says state testing 'anomalies' could spur law changes

The chair of the Ohio Senate Education Committee said the legislature could increase oversight after dozens schools had anomalies on state testing.

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